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Thread #116281 Message #2496791
Posted By: beardedbruce
18-Nov-08 - 11:44 AM
Thread Name: BS: Pirates capture Saudi oil tanker
Subject: RE: BS: Pirates capture Saudi oil tanker
Iranian-operated cargo ship hijacked off Somalia
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – The U.S. Navy says a cargo ship has been hijacked off the Somalia coast — the latest in a series of attacks by pirates operating out of the African country.
Navy Commander Jane Campbell of the Bahrain-based 5th Fleet says the 26,000-ton bulk cargo carrier was attacked Tuesday in the Gulf of Aden.
She says the ship was flying a Hong Kong flag but is operated by the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines.